Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-05-05
LOCAL JOTS.

Lead, $4,3O; silver In New York, So.
See Gushing & Co.'s card in to-day's issue.
Wells, Fargo & Co., to-day received ship
nents of bullion valued at $5,150.
Charles B. Pomeroy was to-day appointed
notary public for Salt Lake county.
The Rag Baby troupe arrived last night.
They are putting up at the Cliff House.
Scarlet fever is quarantined on the block
south of the Utah Central depot.
The Central Pacific was delayed forty-five
minutes this morning on account of heavy
travel.
j. j. Reilly has Just completed beautiful
picture entitled Summer Afternoon on the
Atlantic Coast"
The Hallen and Hart troupe left this
morning for Cheyenne, where they will give
two performances.
Mccormick q Co., to-day received Hanauer
bullion valued at 81 $3.50, Bannock silver,
$$2,S5O; total, $4,7S0.
Edward Shovel has been appointed Dep
uty Registrar for Curlew precinct, vice M.
d. Ochiltree, declined.
The secretaries of the Y. M. C. a. are ex-
pected here tomorrow evening. They are
en- route to attend their convention in San
Francisco.
John W: Morehouse has been appointed
deputy registrar for Nephi precinct, Juab
county, vice John Witbeck, removed by the
Commission.
The celebrated case of the Mammoth
Mining Company vs.. Elias Morris is once
more on trial in the Third District Court
to-day. Judge Henderson is hearing it.
The remains of Mr. Colburn were to-day
taken to Peterson City, Weber county, for
interment. This was the last request of the
deceased, Weber being his home for some
IS or 40 years. -
Tff hse AGom in Lower Califot nia is booming.
At Coronado Beach NEAR San Diego), Cal
ifornia property that was advertised for sale
at $500 twelve months ago, sells readily to-
day for $4,000. This beats our boom.
Robert McFarlane and EIoyse De Lait,
soldier of Company O, Sixth Infantry, were
hauled up in the Police Court to-day for
fighting. DeLait was turned over to the
Fort officers, and McFarlane was fined $15.
Oh. Salisbury and G. E. Taylor came in
from Salt Lake Thursday and went to Bay
horse Friday. The arrival of Mr.. Salisbury
will, undoubtedly, soon decide the question
as to whether Bayhorse is to have a lively
season or not.-ChGlLis Messenger.
There are eighty-six horses already in
Denver awaiting the spring meeting They
are all coming here next. There were three
trotting and one running heats at the race
conse this morning. The horses are train
ing well.
Peter Miller, the convict who has been
doing the Tanner act for the past week, has
finally changed his tactics. He now takes
kindly to food again, and has no doubt re-
solved to revenge the grudge he owes the
world, by living.
The board provided for by the new Ed
munds law for the redistricting of the Ter
ritory, composed of Governor West, the
Utah Commission and Secretary Hall, is in
session to-day. The committee formerly
appointed to ascertain the increase in popu-
lation since the last census, reports to the
board this afternoon.
Barney Harvey's mare ''Dora'' yesterday
gave birth to fine mare colt. The dam was
sired by HRmiltonian, DR., her dam, Lady
Washington. The sire of this colt is Wood
nut, who has a record of 3:25 as five-year-
old. Her grandsire is Nutwood, who sold /
for $4,000 last fall. The colt ought TO
make a RATHER, as she is of the best trotting
stock in the country, on both sides.
A runaway occurred on Main street at |
about O'clock this morning. The horses |
AASOhON W 4dtt DdSN6uRbT IlR
started from the Emporium corner, and ran /
up the street until, trying to go on too many
sides Of telegraph pole, they came TO grief.
At this point they kicked themselves loose
from the wagon and continued on up the
street.
When witness in oohab. case can't re-
member whether or not his next door neigh
Dor crossed the road one day five or six
years ago, the Trombone scorches him in
great shape, and yet when the chief scorcher
OF tn atsheet is himself put upon the stand
he can't remember thing that has occurred
it?
John Gushing, recently with Leo Hollan-
der, has opened a neat little jewelry store at
NO. ~ ,. Main street, where he will be
pleesed to see his old friends. Mr.. Cushing
starts out with bright prospects, and being
well known, there is no reason why he should
not succeed In business with which he is
familiar. The DEMOCRAT wishes the new
hrm that success which is merited.
Mr.. Brim departed to-day for Ophir, his
intention being to substantiate the state
ments made TO a DBMocRAT reporter some
GAYS ago. IL all is as stated, be will give
,ne eastern party, (who is with him) forty
Gay option, to buy his two mines, for $45,-
W. Mr.. b. relocated the Wittenburg and
ADVANCE mines at 0phir, some months ago,
proseeSted them and struck it big. This
!hs oI information will undoubtedly make